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Lexington Housing Partnership Meeting Minutes for March 22, 2005 Attendees: Anne Frymer, Bob Bicknell, Art Katz, Winifred McGowan, Martha Wood, David Burns, Tom Harden, Mary Haskell, Jeri Foutter, Paul Litton, Betsy Weiss,, Inky MacDougall, Bill Carlson Bob Bicknell chaired the meeting; Harriet Cohen took the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 1. Approval of December, January, and February minutes The minutes for the December, January and February meetings were approved unanimously. 2. Discuss Town Meeting Business CPA Articles – Bob Bicknell Mr. Bicknell is seeking the endorsement of the Partnership for Articles 7, Adoption of Community Preservation Act, and Article 8, Establishment of Community Preservation Committee. Both articles were submitted by Mr. Bicknell (and nine or more registered voters). As the submitter of the articles, Mr. Bicknell is responsible for a presentation to Town Meeting on those articles. His presentation will provide several proposals for the use of CPA funds; he will also show that CPA funding could be used to support Articles 20 and 23 as proposed for the current town warrant. Motion : The Lexington Housing Partnership endorses Article 7, Adoption of Community Preservation Act, and Article 8, Establishment of Community Preservation Committee. The motion passed unanimously, with one member voting present. Accessory Apartment By-Law Change – Mary Haskell The zoning by-law sub-committee began work on amending the accessory apartment by- law. The Planning Committee has pursued this work and is presenting it in Article 10, Zoning By-law, Accessory Apartments. The goal is to simplify the by-law and make it easier for apartment by-laws to be made available and thus increase the affordable housing base. Motion : The Lexington Housing Partnership endorses Article 10, Zoning By-law, Accessory Apartments. The motion passed unanimously, with one member voting present. Conservation Article 19 – North St. – Martha Wood There is a proposal to put a town-owned lot on the corner of Lowell St. and North St. into conservation in perpetuity. LexHab would prefer to wait for any change in status of the land and use the time to assess alternative uses for the land. Motion : The Lexington Housing Partnership opposes Article 19, Conservation Land Transfer – North Street. The motion passed unanimously, with one member voting present.